אל־העברים 13:15

Delitzsche Hebrew New Testament

לָכֵן נַקְרִיב עַל־יָדוֹ בְּכָל־עֵת זֶבַח תּוֹדָה לֵאלֹהִים הִיא־פְרִי שְׂפָתַיִם הַמּוֹדוֹת לִשְׁמוֹ׃

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Hebrew Modern Translation
לכן נקריב על ידו בכל עת זבח תודה לאלהים היא פרי שפתים המודות לשמו׃

Bible Verse Review
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him: Hebrews 7:25, John 10:9, John 14:6, Ephesians 2:18, Colossians 3:17, 1 Peter 2:5

the sacrifice: Leviticus 7:12, 2 Chronicles 7:6, 2 Chronicles 29:31, 2 Chronicles 33:16, Ezra 3:11, Nehemiah 12:40, Nehemiah 12:43, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 50:23, Psalms 69:30, Psalms 69:31, Psalms 107:21, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 116:17-19, Psalms 118:19, Psalms 136:1-26, Psalms 145:1-21, Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 12:2, Ephesians 5:19, Ephesians 5:20, Colossians 1:12, Colossians 3:16, 1 Peter 4:11, Revelation 4:8-11, Revelation 5:9-14, Revelation 7:9-12, Revelation 19:1-6

the fruit: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Hosea 14:2, Romans 6:19, Romans 12:1

giving thanks to: Gr. confessing to, Psalms 18:49, *marg. Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, *Gr.

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:20 - builded Leviticus 1:17 - it is Leviticus 22:29 - General Numbers 7:62 - General Numbers 29:25 - General Deuteronomy 12:14 - General Deuteronomy 26:3 - the priest Deuteronomy 33:19 - they shall Psalms 4:5 - Offer Psalms 9:1 - praise Psalms 19:14 - Let Psalms 27:6 - therefore Psalms 51:15 - mouth Psalms 63:3 - lips Psalms 66:13 - go into Psalms 92:1 - good Psalms 96:8 - bring Psalms 100:4 - be thankful Psalms 107:31 - Oh that men Psalms 118:2 - General Psalms 118:27 - bind Psalms 119:108 - Accept Psalms 145:10 - and thy saints Proverbs 22:18 - fitted Song of Solomon 4:11 - lips Song of Solomon 7:9 - the roof Isaiah 26:13 - by thee Isaiah 43:21 - General Isaiah 56:7 - their burnt Isaiah 57:19 - the fruit Isaiah 60:7 - they shall Jeremiah 17:26 - sacrifices of Jeremiah 33:11 - sacrifice Jeremiah 33:18 - General Ezekiel 20:40 - there shall Ezekiel 43:27 - make Ezekiel 45:17 - peace offerings Daniel 6:10 - gave Jonah 2:9 - I will sacrifice Malachi 1:11 - incense Malachi 3:3 - an Matthew 13:23 - beareth John 14:13 - in my Romans 1:8 - through Romans 16:27 - God 1 Corinthians 15:58 - in the 2 Corinthians 4:15 - the abundant Ephesians 3:21 - by Ephesians 5:4 - but Philippians 1:11 - are Philippians 2:17 - the sacrifice Colossians 2:7 - with Colossians 3:15 - and be 1 Thessalonians 5:18 - every

Gill's Notes on the Bible

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise,.... For temporal and spiritual mercies; particularly for sanctification, or expiation of sin, by the blood of Christ; and for heaven, the continuing city, that is to come: this sacrifice is not a proper, nor a propitiatory one, but spiritual and evangelical; it is enjoined by God, is well pleasing to him, and glorifies him; and is our reasonable service, that believe in Christ; for being made priests by him to God, and having faith in him, such are capable of offering it aright; to do which, they are under the greatest obligations: and it is to be offered up by Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and for ever; and who has suffered without the gate, that he might sanctify the people by his blood; it is to be done in imitation of him, and by his assistance; and for him, and blessings in him; and on him, as the altar, which sanctifies the gift; and through him, as the high priest and Mediator; for, as there is no coming to God but by Christ, and all our mercies come to us through him, and our thanksgivings are only acceptable to God on his account, it must be right to offer them up by him: and that,

to God continually: as the Creator and Preserver of us, in our beings; as the Father of mercies; as the Father of Christ; and as our covenant God and Father in him; since he is always bestowing mercies on us, of one kind or another; and, therefore, should be continually praised, even in times of adversity, affliction, and temptation; in the midst of reproach and persecution; even when unsettled in mind, body, and estate; since there is a continuing city to come; nor can a believer be in any state of life but he has something to be thankful for:

that is, the fruit of our lips; the sacrifice of praise is so called, in allusion to the offering of the firstfruits under the law; and to distinguish it from legal sacrifices; and to show in what way and manner we are to praise God, namely, with our lips: in

Hosea 14:2 which is thought to be referred to here, it is, "the calves of our lips"; sacrifices of praise being instead of calves: and the apostle interprets it in great agreement with the Jewish writers; the Chaldee paraphrase explains it by מלי ספותנא, "the words of their lips": and so Jarchi, דברי שפתינו, "the words of our lips"; and Kimchi, וידוי שפתינו, "the confession of our lips": and it may be observed, that there is a great nearness in פרים, "calves", and פרי, "fruit"; though perhaps rather the phrase is borrowed from Isaiah 57:19 where it is expressly had; the Septuagint indeed have it in Hosea 14:2 the apostle adds, for further explanation,

giving thanks to his name to the name of God; to the glory of his name; to the honour of his divine perfections; for mercies of every kind: the word signifies "a speaking together"; and may design not only the conjunction of the heart and tongue together in praise, but a social giving thanks to God by the saints, as a body together: the phrase θυσια αινεσεως, "the sacrifice of praise", is used by the Septuagint in 2 Chronicles 29:31. The apostle having shown that legal sacrifices were all superseded and abolished by the sacrifice of Christ, which is the design of this epistle, points out what sacrifice believers should offer up to God, under the Gospel dispensation; and the Jews themselves say, that

"in future time (i.e. in the days of the Messiah) all sacrifices shall cease, but קרבן תודה, "the sacrifice of praise" shall not cease b.''

b Vajikra Rabba, sect. 9. fol. 153. 1. & sect 27. fol. 168. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By him, therefore - The Jews approached God by the blood of the sacrifice and by the ministry of their high priest. The exhortation of the apostle here is founded on the general course of argument in the Epistle “In view of all the considerations presented respecting the Christian High Priest - his dignity, purity, and love; his sacrifice and his intercession, let us persevere in offering through him praise to God.” That is, let us persevere in adherence to our religion.

The sacrifice of praise - For all the mercies of redemption. The Jews, says Rosenmuller (Alte u. neue Morgenland, in loc.), had a species of offerings which they called “peace-offerings, or friendship-offerings.” They were designed not to produce peace or friendship with God, but to preserve it. Burnt-offerings, sin-offerings, and trespass-offerings, were all on account of transgression, and were designed to remove transgression. But in their peace-offerings, the offerer was regarded as one who stood in the relation of a friend with God, and the oblation was a sign of thankful acknowledgment for favors received. or they were connected with vows in order that further blessings might be obtained, or they were brought voluntarily as a means to continue themselves in the friendship and favor of God; Leviticus 7:11-12; compare Jenning’s Jew. Ant. i. 335.

That is, the fruit of our lips - The phrase “fruit of the lips.” is a Hebraism, meaning what the lips produce; that is, words; compare Proverbs 18:20; Hosea 14:2.

Giving thanks to his name - To God; the name of one being often put for the person himself. “Praise” now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment forever.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise — He has now fulfilled all vision and prophecy, has offered the last bloody sacrifice which God will ever accept; and as he is the gift of God's love to the world, let us through him offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, this being the substitute for all the Levitical sacrifices.

The Jews allowed that, in the time of the Messiah, all sacrifices, except the sacrifice of praise, should cease. To this maxim the apostle appears to allude; and, understood in this way, his words are much more forcible. In Vayikra Rabba, sect. 9, fol. 153, and Rabbi Tanchum, fol. 55: "Rabbi Phineas, Rabbi Levi, and Rabbi Jochanan, from the authority of Rabbi Menachem of Galilee, said, In the time of the Messiah all sacrifice shall cease, except the sacrifice of praise." This was, in effect, quoting the authority of one of their own maxims, that now was the time of the Messiah; that Jesus was that Messiah; that the Jewish sacrificial system was now abolished; and that no sacrifice would now be accepted of God, except the sacrifice of praise for the gift of his Son.

That is, the fruit of our lips — This expression is probably borrowed from Hosea 14:2, in the version of the Septuagint, καρπον χειλεων which in the Hebrew text is פרים שפתינו parim sephatheinu, "the heifers of our lips." This may refer primarily to the sacrifices, heifers, calves, c., which they had vowed to God so that the calves of their lips were the sacrifices which they had promised. But how could the Septuagint translate פרים parim, calves, by καρπον, fruit? Very easily, if they had in their copy פרי peri, the mem being omitted; and thus the word would be literally fruit, and not calves. This reading, however, is not found in any of the MSS. hitherto collated.